Hello all,

Looking into using some paint pens to make some modifications to my ships, but I know little about painting and even less about paint pens. My questions!

1) I have seen people discuss Sharpies before. Would the Sharpies used be "normal" Sharpies? "Water-based" Sharpies? "Oil-bases" Sharpies?

2) Are there other brands of paint pens that would work, and if so, what kind of types would work? (Again, "water-based" other kinds).

For any/all recommendations, please note that I live in Canada when recommending stores and products.

This is the set I've used. Mostly I've used it on pipes and other small details on various ships. Like I said, it's mainly for detail work.

I have not used paint pens. I personally wouldn't feel comfortable using them mainly because I don't feel confident enough with my skills using them. With paint, I know if I mess up, I can re-paint or strip my model back to square one and try again. Some paint pens are more permanent, being enamel,lacquer or oil based.

If you just want to punch up a ship, the Sharpies work great.

See the piping and boxes in the cavities on the YT-2400? Sharpie

And here, the rods on the cannons, the lip of the engine cowlings and the copper on top of the cowlings are Sharpie too.